{"id":162340,"date":"2021-01-25T13:11:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T10:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bahrain-central-bank-licenses-sharia-compliant-crypto-exchange\/"},"modified":"2021-01-25T13:11:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T10:11:03","slug":"bahrain-central-bank-licenses-sharia-compliant-crypto-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bahrain-central-bank-licenses-sharia-compliant-crypto-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"# Bahrain central bank licenses Sharia-compliant crypto exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Bahrain central bank licenses Sharia-compliant crypto exchange <\/strong>”
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CoinMENA, a soon-to-launch cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has obtained a license from the Central Bank of Bahrain, or CBB.<\/p>\n

The newly acquired \u201cCrypto Assets Services Company License\u201d allows CoinMENA to operate fully as a regulated crypto exchange and onshore platform, the company announced<\/a> on Jan. 24. The CBB\u2019s license ensures that CoinMENA meets all of the operational, technical and security requirements set by the central bank.<\/p>\n

As CoinMENA plans to roll out its services in the Middle East and North Africa, or MENA, countries \u2014 including Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman \u2014 CoinMENA is also certified<\/a> by the Shariyah Review Bureau as a Sharia-compliant platform.<\/p>\n

At the launch, CoinMENA will support five major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP, Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The exchange will also feature an over-the-counter, or OTC, platform for larger transactions, providing customers with a dedicated manager overseeing every OTC trade.<\/p>\n

Dina Sam\u2019an, co-founder and managing director of CoinMENA, said that the company aims to expand to more countries after its launch:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs CoinMENA grows, we will be providing access to additional digital assets and expanding the jurisdictions we operate in, with the view of becoming one of the leading digital assets exchanges on a global scale.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CoinMENA has been working to launch its crypto trading platform for more than two years so far. In late 2019, CoinMENA appointed<\/a>\u00a0the Shariyah Review Bureau as an outsourcing facility to manage and supervise the Sharia certification and Sharia audit services for its digital asset platform.<\/p>\n